14-letter words containing b, r, o, n, d
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-contraband — anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
- non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- north branford — a town in S Connecticut.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- planning board — development group
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- ragnar lodbrok — a possibly historical Danish king of the 9th century, the subject of an Old Icelandic saga and of accounts in the Danish history by Saxo Grammaticus: also associated with the story of Sigurd and the Volsungs.
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- record cabinet — a piece of furniture like a cupboard, designed to hold or display vinyl records stacked on their side
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistribution — a distribution performed again or anew.
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- roller bandage — a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
- room and board — lodging and meals.
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- san bernardino — a city in S California.
- sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.